September 19, 2024

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Egg-sized hail 'hits' villages in Meteora


Hail in the Trikala area was the size of eggs“, say local residents, presenting the photo as an irrefutable fact.

During the night of September 7-8, heavy hail hit the areas of Trikala, and in the surrounding villages of Meteora, the weather phenomenon was particularly intense. As reported by trikalaola, in the villages of Logga, Gerakari, Mavreli of the municipality of Meteora and Agrelia of the municipality of Trikala, the size of hail reached the size of… walnuts.

Heavy rain with hail damaged crops and agricultural crops, as well as ripened fruits (apples, pears, etc.) on trees. Some infrastructure facilities were also reportedly damaged to some extent.

According to meteorologists, this intense weather phenomenon has been observed for the second time in the last two weeks in this area.



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